Ladies this one is to be bookmarked and is perfect for any day when you want to treat  your taste buds and yet not load on the calories.

Serves:2  Prep Time:5 Minutes Marination time :20 minutes In the Oven: 15 – 20 Minutes

Ingredients:

• Fry Lite or olive oil 4 tsp
• 2 thick white fish fillets – I use Haddock
• 2 tbsp mint and coriander dressing
• 2 heaped tbsp ginger garlic paste
• 2 tsp red chilli  powder
• 2 tsp turmeric powder
• Salt to taste
• 2 tsp coriander powder
• 2 tsp cumin powder
• Handful of finely chopped spring onion
• Handful of chives finely chopped
• Freshly cracked black pepper to garnish
• sea salt for garnish
• 1/2 lemon juice for garnish

Method:

• Wash the fillets and place on a large dish to apply the marinade.
• Sprinkle the red chilli powder, turmeric,coriander,cumin,salt and along with the ginger garlic paste and mint and coriander dressing mix well and totally coat the fish.
• Marinate the fish for 20 minutes to allow the flavours to seep in and develop.
• In a baking tray use just 4 sprays of fry lite and spread evenly across the tray, add the chopped spring onion and sprinkle with sea salt and freshly cracked black pepper.
• Place the marinated fish on this and sprinkle the finely chopped chives on the top.

• Pre heat the oven to 200°C and bake for 15- 20 minutes.
• Garnish with a generous squeeze of lemon juice.
• Serve with a side of salad leaves and cherry tomatoes and a soft crusty baguette.

I know the photographs here look terrible but honestly by the time I got the fish ready on Sunday it was almost 3pm, had a lazy start to the day and by then the light was gone so even after cleaning up the image it is quite sorry looking and is no way doing justice to this awesome dish! I do hope that I can get better pictures next time!

I do hope you enjoy this recipe and share your thoughts if you make it! Cheers!

Just in the nick of time, I have entered this original recipe creation in the #Cookingwithherbs challenge by Karen Burns-Booth on her blog Lavender and Lovage. The theme for January 2014 is citrusy and herbs, this fish definitely has it all and a citrusy bang! I wonder why I haven’t entered this challenge in the past, most of the dishes use so many herbs especially lime, oh well, here’s to a fresh start!